Gaming
England > North East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 37 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +10 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East | - | 0.32% | 0.28% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.62% | 0.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +12.50% | - |
| England median daily rate | £375 | £403 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.83% | -15.26% | -5.00% |
All General Skills
North East
Games falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the North East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 172 | 161 | 179 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 56.39% | 51.60% | 50.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 120 | 79 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £253 | £202 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £404 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.38% | +5.00% | +3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £613 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £700 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £535 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -2.73% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 37 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.32 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £11.60 | £12.13 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.50 | £17.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.71% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £19.38 | £46.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £20.49 | £48.75 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £28.00 | £30.50 | £31.96 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.20% | -4.57% | +48.65% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.
Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in the North East.
Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North East
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in the North East.